THEIR CASKETS IN LOUISIANA.. THE DOOR OPENED TO WHAT MAY BECOME A WHOLE NEW INDUSTRY STATEWIDE. AND AS NORTH SHORE REPORTER HEATH ALLEN SHOWS US.. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN. We wanted to do it for more than ourselves, but for other people who wanted to exercise their rights. FROM THEIR MODEST WOODWORKING SHOP AT ST. JOSEPH ABBEY ON THE NORTH SHORE.. FOUGHT FOR THEIR RIGHT SELL THEIR CASKETS INSIDE LOUISIANA.. ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT. THE CAREFULLY CRAFTED CASKETS.. MINISTRY AND MEANS OF SUPPORT. We're engaging with people and we're also able to minister to them at a time of death and sorrow. Far more than just a business. It's far more than just business, right. Not only did the monks win, but small businessmen won, and the consumers won. They are the reason why we are here. That court case, the monks fighting it, it gives the citizens of Louisiana a different option than just going to a funeral home. WELCOME TO TIL WE MEET AGAIN.. A CASKET SHOP THAT JUST OPENED ITS DOOR THIS PAST WEEKEND IN ESPLANADE MALL. THE STORE IS THE ONLY CASKET STORE YOU'LL FIND IN A MALL .. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CERTAINLY A WIDE RANGE OF PRICE AND STYLE. We're all for the business person, we're all for people making money, we're all for people saving money. We just offer people a different variety. We offer a way to celebrate someone's life. YOU CAN GET JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT.. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT.. TIL WE MEET AGAIN CAN PROBABLY DO IT. SMALL BUSINESS AT ITS VERY ESSENCE. I think you are going to see them a lot more throughout out the state, all because of the monks at St. Joseph Abbey. DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF CHANGES INSIDE THE SMALL WOODWORKING OPERATION ON THE NORTH SHORE. THEY'LL CONTINUE TO PLY THEIR TRADE.. MAKE AND SELL THEIR CASKETS .. THE MONEY USED TO SUPPORT THEIR ORDER. THE WAY IT'S BEEN FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. We're doing well too. Business is good. AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THAT WAY.. BOTH IN THE ABBEY.. AND IN THE MARKETPLACE. ON YOUR SIDE ON THE NORTH SHORE, HEATH ALLEN WDSU NEWS. THE MONEY MADE FROM THE SALE OF CASKETS CRAFTED AT ST. JOSEPH ABBEY SUPPORTS EDUCATION.. BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT FOR THE BENEDICTINE MONKS. ADLIB TO WEATHER

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